Special Reuters Report: The High Cost of Building in High Flood Risk Areas December 12, 2017 By Benjamin Lesser and Ryan McNeill When Hurricane Harvey sent two feet of water rolling into this small community about 35 miles north of Houston, Alfredo...
Woman Wounded in Las Vegas Shooting Drops ‘Bump Stock’ Maker from Suit December 12, 2017 By Ken Ritter The maker of a rapid-fire gun accessory that police say was used in the Oct. 1 mass shooting that killed...
Small Quake Confirmed in Central Alaska December 12, 2017 A magnitude 3.3 earthquake has hit central Alaska, the Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed. The center reported that the earthquake struck...
California Opens Online System to License New Marijuana Businesses December 12, 2017 By Michael R. Blood California has began accepting applications from businesses that want to operate in the state’s legal marijuana industry next year, a...
California Commissioner Wants Halt to Moratoriums in Wildfire Areas December 12, 2017 California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has issued a formal notice to insurers directing them to cease any and all moratoriums...
Insurtech Firm Quantemplate Names Lundgren as CEO; Gets £2.5M in New Capital December 12, 2017 Quantemplate, a London-based insurtech firm that specializes in machine learning data transformation and analytics, announced that David Lundgren has been...
Connecticut’s The Hartford Promotes Bush to Oversee Personal Lines December 12, 2017 The Hartford has announced that Stephanie Bush, who has led Small Commercial since July 2014, will expand her responsibilities to...
Schumer Seeks Help for N.Y. Craft Beer Industry with Crop Insurance Program December 12, 2017 U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer wrapped up another tour of New York’s 62 counties Friday with a call for greater federal...
New Jersey Advances Bill That Would Bar Drunken Drone Flying December 12, 2017 State lawmakers on Thursday passed legislation that would bar people from operating drones while drunk. The National Conference on State...
Russian-Speaking Hackers Steal $10M from U.S., Russia Banks: Cyber Security Firm December 12, 2017 By Jake Rudnitsky A previously unknown ring of Russian-speaking hackers has stolen as much as $10 million from U.S. and Russian banks in...